Kaya's big paws padded on the ground as she travelled, avoiding human villages for her own safety and trying to catch some kind of scent. It had been days since she started her journey and she had no luck. Rumors about this lord were plenty, but none really saw him. She asked both demons and humans, taking her human form to do so and then turn back into her beastly look to cover more ground and find scents easier. After a few more hours of wandering aimlessly, the neko finally turned into her humanoid form and settled at the base of a tree to relax her tired feet.

To her luck, there was also a river not far from her and her tummy was grumbling loudly. Her eyes would look at the river hungrily and then at her tummy that demanded to be fed. Whimpering, the cat demoness stood up and took off her boots before going into the water up to her knees. The fish that swam pass her were hard to catch, because they were quite slippery, but she did manage to catch her two for the time being, enough to satisfy her current craving. After she went to search for wood, a fire was also lit up and when darkness fell, she had both roasted fish and warmth for the night.

Dozing off leaned against the tree trunk, she couldn't help but sniff around her, a different kind of scent making itself known as she did so. It was a mix of human and demon, so it was quite confusing for the neko, but she decided that she would follow it when she would wake up because her body screamed for some rest.

The next morning, when she opened her eyes, she found herself surrounded by some weird people and had a big ass sword pointed at her nose. Her blood red eyes widened in surprise as she pressed her back on the tree. "Who the fuck are ya?" and the disturbing tone of voice in the morning was enough to make her hiss. How loud could this idiot be? From the smell of it, he was a half breed, an Inu too. Her ears perked up at the familiar scent. A human female stood not far from him along with a monk and another woman with a boomerang ready to be thrown.

"…could you…lower your weapons? I get intimidated" she ironically muttered as a sly grin formed on her lips. The hanyou just pressed the tip of the blade to her neck, grazing it slightly as she hissed at him, baring her fangs. A half breed? Threatening her? Was this some kind of sick humor? In a matter of seconds, she took out one of her axes, strapped to her back, knocked the sword away tackled the hanyou on the ground, holding him there with her foot. "I suggest you show some respect to those superior to you" she growled as she held the axe at his head.

"Who are you and why are you threatening my well-being?" she asked as politely as she could, seeing as the miko was preparing her bow. "And please…before you even consider threatening me with such petty weapons, I will save you the effort and tell you now that my axe is faster than your mortal weapons" her voice wasn't harsh, but it was sharp and clear enough to let them know she wasn't joking.

The miko lowered her bow with a worried expression , as did the boomerang girl. "My name is Kagome…we found you here after we heard about a large demon traveling towards our village…we wanted to protect-" "I see" she rudely interrupted the human priestess.

"If I wanted you dead I would have done it already…you are no match for me, the one worthy of my blade is hard to find, so your village and your people are safe" she spoke as he pulled her foot away from the struggling hanyou. It was obvious that a daiyokai like her would overpower a half breed like him with ease.

"What is your name?" came the question from the human monk. The neko turned to regard him with an air of superiority. "Kaya…of the North" she added to her title with pride. The monk seemed deep in thought for a moment "Who are you looking for then? You came from quite some distance" he stated as he approached, making the female demon snarl at his sudden approach.

"That would be none of your concern, human" she hissed as she sheathed her axe back in it's place on her back.

"Well…umm, will you be gone now?" the miko pressed on, still not convinced that the demoness wasn't interested in human flesh. It earned her a cold glare "After I come to your village and feast…yes I will" Kaya muttered amusedly as the four shifted awkwardly. "Would you like to come with us then?" Kagome as her name was asked while the half breed glared at her "Woman are you crazy?" he exploded, but before he could do anything, the woman told him to sit and his face came down on the ground with quite the thud.

Blinking at the weird couple as she could smell that they were mates, the neko female just shrugged and followed them to the village. She was invited inside a modest looking house and was served with cooked food, food that she never tasted before and as delicious as it was, she had Kagome give her more and more until she couldn't fit anything in her stomach anymore. "Ahhh…so delicious~ Who knew human food could taste so good" the cat exclaimed as she rubbed her tummy delightfully.

"I'm glad you enjoyed my meals" Kagome chuckled at the young looking demoness "May I ask…how old you are?" but the question fell on deaf ears because the moment a small girl with a young kitsune came through the door, the young woman was standing up, sniffing and circling the two. In a second, she grabbed the little girl by her collar and sniffed her hair and then her face and then her clothing "You…" she mumbled to herself as she now found a new kind of scent. His scent.

Kagome was about to protest and the kitsune was too scared to move. But Kaya had other plans.

She was gone before anyone could say anything, turning into the massive true form and running through the planes, following the scent. As she came to a field, she could only see a two headed dragon and a small form upon it. With great speed she had caught up with it and leaped in front of the small demon that stood on the dragon.

A loud shriek was heard as the toad looking creature tried to make the dragon fly and as soon as they tried that, her big paw tackled them both to the ground, holding them there. She went back in her human form and grasped the toad creature "Where is the western lord?" she demanded "Sesshoumaru-sama will not have mercy on you if you kill me!" it yelled in a shaky voice which annoyed the cat "Where is the western lord" she tried calmly after shaking him hard enough to make him dizzy "Sesshoumaru-sama will crush you like an insect!" another threat. "You are pretty dumb…" the hiss made him tremble and sweat which was disgusting "Before I impale you on your staff, I give you one last chance…""-he's further from here, at the big oak tree! He awaits for me because I brought Rin the human to the village and-" "a human…that human, what is her tie with this daiyokai" she curiously asked "Sesshoumaru-sama will kill me" it shrieked again as Kaya released the toad on the ground with a light thud. "Your Sesshoumaru will not live long enough to kill you…of that I can assure you" and with that she disappeared into the dense forest, following the scent of the western lord towards where the toad pointed.

Sure enough, the scent was getting stronger with every step she took and for now she decided to watch from a safe distance, not letting his presence known as she peered through the thick branches of a tree some distance away from where the white looking figure was staying at. She couldn't make out his features right away, she could only smell him and as she waited patiently, like the good huntress she was, the toad appeared soon enough, blurting it all out to the demon male from what she could pick, given her superior hearing.

The demon lord turned and looked around calmly, not at all phased by what the toad had told him and that's when she saw his face. It wasn't what she expected, that was for sure. Everyone that told her about him made him out to be this old man with white hair and wrinkles and a superior air to them, a crankly old man to be precise, dangerous to approach, but him…he was mesmerizing. Long silver hair that flowed gracefully, fair skin and a beautiful complexion, fit looking and…perfect in all ways. There were the marks on his face that told her he was of the Inu kin, the royal blood, just like she ahd her marks.

The young woman stared long and hard as she watched the two start to walk away, probably back to the lord's hidden palace. When they walked, she walked, when they stopped, she stopped until night fell over again and soon, she was on his territory which meant there was the slim possibility of sensing her. They stopped and rested while the cat demon sat on her branch, peering down towards the lord's sleeping face.

This was her chance!

Stealthily, she grasped the axe in her hand and got into the position to pounce. She bit her lower lip in concentration and then jumped, leaped in the air and landed just a foot away from the lord's sleeping form, bringing her axe up and then towards the neck of the daiyokai. In that very moment, his eyes opened, revealing the amber orbs behind and the axe made contact with the tree, the lord having disappeared just in time.

"You believe this Sesshoumaru is a fool?" his cold and harsh tone was heard from behind her and before she could turn properly, she was slammed into the tree trunk. The commotion was enough to wake the toad and the two headed dragon "That's her Sesshoumaru-sama! The wench that threatened me!" it exclaimed, making her seem even guiltier.

Her eyes gleamed darkly at the sight of the male dominating her easily and she roared, she roared so loud that it echoed through the forest and when she bared her fangs at the dog, her form shifted to her enormous cat one. The red stripes she sported were covering some of the white impeccable fur while the now amber slits looked down at the Inu Daiyokai.

"Jaken"

"Yes Sesshoumaru-sama?"

"Go into hiding" the male ordered and as those words left his mouth, the dog turned itself in his full form, bigger than the white furred cat, but not too much to cause any advantages on his side. He growled as they circled, now becoming a battle among giants, real demons. The ground shook beneath them as they tangled, fangs ripping at fur and claws tearing through flesh. When the cat was slammed on the ground, she would immediately claw at the dog's head or sink her fangs into it's neck, holding him tight, but he would slam his clawed paw over her chest and press hard enough for her to release. After a few hours of this and when the sun raised into the sky, the two were covered in wounds, the cat now taking human form and kneeling down, her blood everywhere as the wounds she had weakened her greatly. The dog also turned in his human form, but he was the one standing, hovering over her now submissive state, he had his wounds, but not as bad as her.

The poisoned gashes were starting to hurt her more and more as he approached her, kneeling down and cupping her chin as she panted heavily. "Who was foolish enough to send a young daiyokai after this Sesshoumaru?" he asked, this time in a calm tone.

"The ones you destroyed long ago…and I was one of those kids that had to suffer through it" she hissed at him, still baring her fangs at him, showing him that she did not submit to him. "That does not interest me" he spoke as he stood up "For that, they will pay with their lives" he added as he stood up. He seemed to know who she was talking about, much to her surprise. "The cat clan I forced off of my territory…that was your clan, no?" as this fell over her ears, she whimpered as if in pain, holding one of the wounds tighter.

"D-Don't go after them" her stutter made the lord turn towards her, his amber eyes now on her trembling form. "I will…do anything, just don't go after them…" she added in a strangled voice, her blood red eyes meeting his with a tinge of desperation in them. At that moment, her plea seemed the best she could do to ensure the safety and expansion of her kin. And she did it, she did it with no regrets.

"Anything…" the daiyokai repeated after her with no expression on his face.

Looking down at the young daiyokai, he took the time to analyze her, what use could he give her? During their battle, she had proven herself to be quite impressive and the stealth with which she moved, she could be useful for the lord.

"You will become my slave, my personal servant…wherever I am, you will follow without question, if you dare leave, this Sesshoumaru will slay your whole kin" and as simple as that sounded, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and feel her pulse quicken.

In that very moment,she felt all her strength give out and she was now collapsing on the soft grass as her vision blackened. That was the moment she would never forget, the moment that sealed her fate forever.